Voyager ran for seven seasons between 1995 and 2001 172 episodes and followed the adventures of the uss voyager which finds itself transported 75years away to the delta quadrant while pursuing a renegade maquis ship. You can find chestbursting aliens, haunted spaceships, psychological torment, split personalities and nightmares come to life across all of the star trek tv. Voyager premiered on the nowdefunct upn 18 years ago this past january. Voyager had some dizzying highs and lows, resulting in diverse episodes. At least four episodes are devoted entirely to the cybernetic badasses drone, infinite regress and the twopart dark frontier and rare is the voyager season 5 episode in which borg or borg technology is a key plot device or character motivation. Like the next generation episode that ended up informing so much of the shows second half, star trek. Star trek has a long history of seeing popular actors enter the directors chair. Voyager brought us a new crew, a new ship, and a journey through space never seen before. It has its flaws, the corny allamerican farm illusion produced by the titular caretaker and the poormansklingon kazon warriors. Jul 27, 2016 empire counts down the 50 best star trek episodes of all time, spanning the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager and enterprise. Voyager follows the adventures of the federation starship voyager, which is under the command of captain kathryn janeway. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years.
Voyager, season 3, episode 26 and season 4, episode 1 1997 wait, there is an alien race out there more powerful than the borg. Many episodes felt very familiar to those that had aired just a few years earlier. Voyager had all the makings of an excellent series. Space seed introduced khan noonien singh ricardo montalban, the.
This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. The area has been used in the filming of numerous star trek productions, including at least ten television episodes and two movies. Voyager gets a rough time among fans admittedly, it was not as inspired as the original series or next gen, lacked the pathos of ds9, and never has approached the fan devotion that any of its sister series enjoyed. The equinox voyager even after they whisked the starship voyager to the delta quadrant on far end of the galaxy a decadeslong journey from home the writers for star trek. Voyager s pilot episode is probably the best star trek pilot. The role of captain janeway was recast while filming was occurring, and due to the reshoots the pilot episode of the series actually cost more than star trek ii. The animated series by chris cummins february 20, 2012 cartoons, daily lists, tv 0 comment following the cancellation of star trek in 1969, the series quickly took on a life of its own thanks to syndication and fans that flat out refused to give up on the show that meant so much to them.
People also initially thought uss voyager looked like a flying toilet. With kate mulgrew, robert beltran, roxann dawson, robert duncan mcneill. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Jan 16, 2015 today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of star trek. And a federation starship is the perfect vehicle to tell unforgettable stories. Voyager episodes, as determined by voters like you. All 39 star trek main characters ranked, from spock to wesley photos a look back at the franchises many memorable charactersand its handful of duds. And if you liked this gallery, be sure to check out our top next generation episodes to get to know data. Michelle her interests range from star trek, to history, archaeology. For star trek enterprise, might wanna check out the end of the xindi arc, starting with azati prime where nx01 gets its ass handed to it, as well as the final three episodes where the nx01, xindi primates, arboreals, and aquatics go against the xindi reptilians, insectoids and the xindi superweapon. Federation citizens and members of a terrorist organization must learn to band together to survive in an unknown part of the. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best.
They also appeared in the star trek movie first contact. The second star trek episode ever telecast on september 15, 1966, charlie x guest stars robert walker jr. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of star trek. Oct 04, 2017 the top 10 star trek episodes of all time as chosen by fans of the 50th anniversary star trek convention in las vegas, usa in 2016. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. Voyager, season 1, episodes 1 and 2 1995 the series premiere for voyager promised a star trek like none before it, with it boasting a female lead, a mixed crew of starfleet and. It would be a pretty brave effort for someone to sift through over 700 episodes of star trek in order to find the very best. Voyager series is available on dvd through amazon and via streaming on netflix and amazon prime. The borg are star trek s most feared and most loved adversaries they appear in a total twentyone episodes in the star trek franchise in enterprise, the next generation and voyager, every television incarnation other than the original series and deep space nine. These include the aeroshuttle, the spare warp core, borg enhancements and others. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. He did so, then adlibbed im a doctor, not a light bulb and got the part. Spoilers 1 when auditioning for the part of the holographic doctor, robert picardo was asked to say the line somebody forgot to turn off my program.
It was a show of several firsts for star trek, the first to feature a female captain kate mulgrews catherine janeway and the first to air on a major network as opposed to in firstrun syndication since the original series in. Voyager, episodes 25 and 26 of the seventh season and 171 and 172 in the. A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal. Federation citizens and members of a terrorist organization must learn to band together to survive in an unknown part of the galaxy, is mostly forgotten by episode 4 of season 1. These are twenty of the best episodes of star trek. Seasons 5 and 6 also have some great stuff too but the sheer number of amazing episodes in. Sep 04, 2017 were celebrating the star trek discoverys upcoming premiere with a list of star treks 50 best episodes. Voyager s 100th episode is one of the greatest ever produced on any star trek series. Aug 19, 2019 we look at 10 little known features of the uss voyager from star trek.
Voyager and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. The biggest challenge faced by janeway and the voyager crew comes not in the form of hostile races. On the one hand, the introduction of species 8472 was. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Aug 06, 2016 10 best star trek episodes, according to the fans. Star trek greatest battles was a vhs boxset catalog number vhr 4732 released by cic video in the uk on 16 november 1998. Created by rick berman, michael piller, jeri taylor. Voyager really is the best of both worlds, feeling as much like a series of. Not only that, but trek has made us think about human nature. Discovery premieres january 2019, and not counting the shows second season, there have been a total of 31 seasons of star trek and its spinoffs, including the animated series. Discovery in the midst of its limited run on cbs, you may want to start planning how to introduce your kid to the wonderful world of the starship enterprise. From the original series to the next generation to deep space 9, we rank every star trek tv show from the worst to the very best.
Ever since the third star trek spinoff made its debut on the upn channel its been considered as an inferior star trek show. With so many memorable episodes of the show, its hard to trust just one persons opinion of what the top star trek. Endgame is the series finale of the american science fiction television series star trek. Endgame is the title of the series finale of the american science fiction television series, star trek. While its visual effects are cheesy and primitive by modern tv standards, and the original series produced several bad episodes when its budget was reduced in season 3 due to low ratings, star trek s best episodes are still hailed as among the finest of the entire franchise. While there are certainly more than ten good episodes in star trek tng, were wheedling it down to the best of the best. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001. Of the three 1980s90s star trek series, voyager takes the longest to really get up a head of steam. Sure, it may have been filled with stunt casting, cheese, and the occasional pandering to the baser. Comprised of four videos, indicated on the back of the individual slipcovers as volumes one through four, the set contained thirteen episodes, covering all four liveaction series at the time. Voyager boasts more than a mere cult of adoring fans, but also an oftenoverlooked set of redeeming episodes. When star trek was rebooted in the late eighties, it came back with a wildly different crew, an updated enterprise, and sir patrick stewart as the articulate captain jeanluc picard. Voyager, the third spin off in the star trek franchise, follows the adventures of the federation starship voyager, under the command of captain kathryn janeway.
It was originally shown may 23, 2001, on the upn network as a doublelength episode and later presented as such in dvd collections, but it is shown in syndicated broadcasts as a twopa. List of star trek borg episodes in chronological order. Voyager, picking out this episode on their crossovers roadmap, noting the original series. Star trek, in all its various incarnations, has changed the way we see science fiction on television not once, but over and over. With all the amazing episodes of the show that exist, its hard to trust just one persons opinion of what the top star trek. May 23, 2016 star trek has a long history of seeing popular actors enter the directors chair. Kathryn janeway, played by actress kate mulgrew like the two star trek series before it, voyager lasted seven seasons, and by the.
And if you liked this gallery, be sure to check out our top next generation episodes to get to know data, and the 10. Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the federation is seventyfive years away at maximum warp speed, a starfleet ship must cooperate with maquis rebels to find a way home. That is a somewhat unfair claim, although many episodes were formulaic there were many that were worthy of the star trek name. The star trek universe may be known for its heady, philosophical take on sciencefiction, and its utopian future, but it has occassionally dipped into the horror genre. Its wacky, zany and a bit crazy, but thats why i love it. Voyager, picking out this episode on their crossovers roadmap, noting the original series characters hikaru sulu and janice rand. Aug 14, 2018 like any series, star trek has its ups and downs. Voyager was a series with a great premise and stories that somewhat frequently but not always lived up to it 25 years ago today, voyager premiered with the twohour pilot caretaker and forever changed the franchise with its introduction to the first female captain, kathyrn janeway a perfect kate mulgrew. But with six television shows which adds up to 741 total episodes and movies, it can be hard to know where to even begin. Seven seasons of trekking through the delta quadrant of the three 1980s90s star trek series, voyager takes the longest to really get up a head of steam.
Voyager is in pursuit of a rebel maquis ship in a dangerous part of the galaxy when it is suddenly thrown thousands of light years away into the delta quadrant. Sep 08, 2016 fifty years later, the mission continues as star trek castmembers from the original series, next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise pick their top episodes and share. Timeless opens in a future where voyager crashed on an ice planet while on its way home, and centers on ensign harry kims efforts to save his crew in a very timey wimey fashion. Enterprise episodes, as voted on by other fans of the series. Voyager, episodes 25 and 26 of the seventh season and 171 and 172 in the overall series.
In case youre not a trekkie, enterprise is set a century before the original stark trek series. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. The 10 best star trek episodes to watch with your kids. The characters struggled with dwindling supplies and unfamiliar territory as they tried to make their way home. Voyager is in pursuit of a rebel maquis ship in the alpha. Caretaker basics futures end scorpion year of hell the killing game dark frontier equinox unimatrix zero flesh and blood workforce endgame the featurelength episodes are among the series highest rated.
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